Cricket fever taking root across Asia
KARACHI, May 24, 2006 (AFP) - Just a few years ago it was hard to imagine cricket taking root in conservative societies like China and Afghanistan. …
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EU demands action over Sri Lanka attacks
COLOMBO, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union on Tuesday demanded action against those responsible for bombing three international charities …
Dire Straits
May 23, 2006 (LBO) – Cash strapped retail fuel supplier Lanka IOC has put a break on future imports, citing an unpaid 7.44 billion rupee …
Tigers turn down direct talks with Sri Lanka president
May 23, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday rejected a call by Buddhist and Christian clergy for a direct meet between the president …
Alliance Finance gets stable BBB2 from Lanka Ratings
May 23 (LBO) - Lanka Ratings gave Alliance Finance Company a stable long-term BBB2 (triple B two) rating on Tuesday, for its healthy asset quality …
Ritual killings could drive Kenyan lions to extinction: experts
NAIROBI, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - Kenya's famed lion prides could be driven to extinction because ritual killings by tribal warriors are decimating their …
SriLankan Airlines flies to Goa, expands further into India
May 23 (LBO) – SriLankan Airlines will expand services into India, flying to Goa from October this year, with plans to also up frequencies to …
Chipmaker Intel considers testing facility in India
BANGALORE, India, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - US-based Intel Corp, the world's largest maker of semiconductors for computers, may build a facility to test …
India to push the mango to new markets
NEW DELHI, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - India, the world's largest mango producer, is set for a big push to sell its succulent "king of fruit" to countries …
Tech Glitch
May 23 (LBO) – Local commercial banks with a backlog of un-cleared cheques say the operational glitch will be sorted out by the end of this …
Central Bank rejects 3-year bond auction again
May 23 2006 (LBO) - Sri Lanka’s Central Bank, Tuesday rejected all bids sent in for the three-year bond auction for the second successive …
Narrow strip of land is Sri Lanka’s flashpoint
MUHAMALAI, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - A narrow strip of land in Sri Lanka's northern peninsula of Jaffna is a flashpoint that could ignite a new …
Peacebroker Norway concerned about Sri Lanka violence
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2006 (AFP) - Peacebroker Norway is "extremely concerned" about the high level of violence in Sri Lanka, Oslo's …
Decline in English proficiency in Philippines threatens economy
MANILA, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - For decades the troubled Philippines economy has been able to bank on one key asset in attracting foreign investors -- …
Japan considering further cut in foreign aid, defense spending: report
TOKYO, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - The Japanese government is considering whether to continue slashing foreign aid and defense spending through fiscal 2011, …
Indian stocks recover after plunge halts trade, close down 4.18 percent
MUMBAI, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - Indian share prices recovered from a 10 percent plunge Monday that halted trading for an hour to close down 4.buy …
Thousands of textile workers protest for higher wages in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - Several people were injured when security forces fired live rounds to disperse tens of thousands of textile workers …
High Speed
May 22, 2006 (LBO) – Sri Lanka Monday offered mobile operators the chance to set up a next generation or third generation mobile phone network, …
EU pushing Sri Lanka peace to critical stage: rebel political leader
KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - The European Union's "shocking" move towards blacklisting Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers will push the peace …
Tigers accuse Sri Lanka army of killing top operative
May 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Monday accused government forces of killing a senior field commander in the island's restive …
UN condemns attack on aid workers in Sri Lanka
May 22, 2006 (AFP) - A United Nations agency Monday condemned the bombing of international aid agencies in Sri Lanka and said it was appalled by the …
Getting Co-operation
May 22, 2006 (LBO) – More than 25 co-operative societies have responded positively to the government's call to revamp their banking units, …
Sri Lankan fisherman tells of massacre on navy-held islet
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, May 22, 2006 (AFP) - An elderly Sri Lankan fisherman described Monday how gunmen shot dead six members of his family on a …
Sri Lanka banks on Europe to tame Tigers amid ‘major war’ threat
May 22, 2006 (AFP) - Sri Lanka was banking on the European Union to tame Tamil Tiger guerrillas as the rebels warned that the killing of their top …